Tech finished the 2010-11 season 25-6 and advanced to the South Regional semifinals under first-year Head Coach Doug Karlskint. It was the third straight season the Wonder Boys reached the South Regional semifinals. Tech is one of two Great American Conference school mentioned in the poll as Harding received four points in the preseason poll

This year’s preseason poll includes a relatively different group of teams from last year’s final rankings, as only 14 of the 25 teams ranked in this year’s preseason poll earned a spot in the final NABC Top 25 Poll from a year ago.

Defending NCAA Division II national champion Bellarmine headlines the poll as the Knights, who return two all-Americans from last season’s 33-2 team, earned all eight first-place votes and 200 points. Alabama-Huntsville, which won the South Regional title and advanced to its first Elite Eight last season, opens the season at No. 2 as the Chargers finished 29-5 a season ago, while BYU-Hawaii (22-9), last season’s national runners-up, opens the season at No. 3. Missouri Southern (26-5) is ranked fourth and Lincoln Memorial (27-3) rounds out the preseason Top 5.

The Wonder Boys opens their season Nov. 15 at home against Central Baptist. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Tucker Coliseum.